Fingerless Gloves?

April 14th, 2007

I tried. I really tried, I swear! The handspun that I said previously would be fingerless gloves just happened to turn into a sock. I don’t know how it happened! One minute I’m knitting the ribbing to go all the way up to my thumb, and the next I’m starting a heel flap. Perhaps it is for the best, since I don’t have any socks on the needles right now.

These socks probably won’t be so much socks as they will be slippers. The yarn isn’t quite sturdy enough to deal with the wear and tear of socks with shoes, but they will be perfect for wearing around the house. They feel so soft around my foot. I can’t wait until they’re done! It’s really interesting to watch the long color repeats, especially that brown. It’s kind of funny how it worked out that the brown would be the length of my foot, and the heel, ankle, and toe would be the brighter colors. It’ll be interesting to see how different or similar the other sock turns out.

I’ve been going crazy in the spinning world. Yesterday I finished two skeins: one a plain targhea wool, the other a 50/50 wool/soy silk blend. Now that is some interesting stuff. I get the impression that it would be impossible to spin the soy silk on its own, but mixed with the wool it slides more easily, and has an dull sheen to it. It seems to need less twist than straight wool, and it sticks together well and doesn’t curl in on itself as easily as wool. This occasionally become a problem because I test my length before winding it by loosening it to see how it twists. I think it’s easy to overspin this stuff, and when overspun it tends to snap. Quite a few incidences of that, which was incredibly frustrating. However, overall it wasn’t too bad to spin at all.

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